The Vicksburg Post prints obituaries for residents, former residents and residents’ immediate family members who resided elsewhere when notified by a family member or a funeral home. There is no charge for printing an obituary, but all are edited to meet the newspaper’s requirements.

Ralph Cheney Mason

A funeral Mass for Ralph Cheney Mason will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Boykins, pastor, officiating.

A repast and visitation will follow at St. Mary’s Parish Center, and burial will be at 2:30 at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of Riles Funeral Home.

Mr. Mason died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at Shady Lawn Nursing Home. He was 74.

Mr. Mason was a native of Washington Depot, Conn., attended St. Thomas Seminary and graduated from Fairfield University. For most of his adult life, he was a resident of Vicksburg where he was a teacher, first at St. Aloysius High School and then for about 30 years in public schools.

After retiring, he was a volunteer cataloger, indexer and editor at the Old Court House Museum-Eva W. Davis Memorial. He was the editor of “When Warren County Went to War,” a compilation of the names and service records of residents who fought in the Civil War, and of “Mr. Holland’s School,” a history of the first year of public schooling in Vicksburg and the students who attended. He co-authored, with Gordon Cotton, “With Malice Toward Some,” a history of Vicksburg after the Civil War surrender with special emphasis on those held prisoner.

Mr. Mason was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Thayer and Ruth Cheney Mason.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Chappell Mason of Vicksburg; a son, Thomas Francis Mason of Las Vegas; a daughter, Lorena Kathleen Yankovitz of Manassas, Va.; and six grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1512 Main St., Vicksburg, MS., 39183, or the Vicksburg Warren County Historical Society, 1008 Cherry St., Vicksburg, MS. 39183.

Alberta Moore

Alberta “Bert” Moore died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at Vicksburg Trace Haven. She was 74.

A resident of Vicksburg, Mrs. Moore was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Moore; her mother, Carrie Holmes; and a sister, Ida Fonville Smith.

Survivors include three sons, Alonzo Green and Leonard H. Moore, both of Vicksburg, and James Earl Moore of Indianapolis; three daughters, Catherine Green of Vicksburg, Carolyn Green Moore Banks of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Connie Marie Smith of Indianapolis; her father, Monroe Fonville Sr. of Mound Bayou; three brothers, William Fonville, Monroe Fonville Jr. and Anthony Fonville, all of Mound Bayou; four sisters, Helen Singleton of Saginaw, Mich., and Jeannette Fonville, Berlin Thomas and Mary Fonville, all of Mound Bayou; 26 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

George Phillips Sr.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. George Phillips Sr. died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at his home. He was 98.

A resident of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mr. Phillips was a former resident of Vicksburg. He was a retired auto mechanic and an Army veteran serving during World War II. He was of the Baptist faith.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Pearlean Rush Phillips; his parents, Wilson Phillips and Rosetta Case; and a brother, Willie Phillips.

Survivors include a son, George Phillips Jr. of Colorado Springs; a stepdaughter, Mozell Roseburrow of Colorado Springs; a sister, Marlinda Grayer of Vicksburg; four grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Norman Warren

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. Norman Warren died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. He was 74.

A resident of Neshoba County for most of his life, Mr. Warren was a member of Mount Nelson Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Miss. He was an Army veteran, serving in Korea, a member of the VFW and the Coffadeliah Mason Lodge. He was a Shriner and a retired machine repairman for U.S. Motors.

He was preceded in death by a son, Dale Warren.

Survivors include his wife, Jewel Warren of Philadelphia; two sons, Billy Warren of Sylvania, Ga., and Terry Warren of Vicksburg; a daughter, Wanda Warren of Philadelphia; two sisters, Dot McNeil and Charlotte Nicholson, both of Philadelphia; five grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel in Philadelphia with the Rev. Mack Alford officiating. Burial will follow at Cooks Chapel Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 until 8 tonight at the funeral home.

Virginia Lee Wells

TUPELO Virginia Lee Wells died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at her home. She was 72.

Mrs. Wells was a resident of Vicksburg before moving to Tupelo. She was a former science teacher at Carr Junior High School, a member of the PTA, United Methodist Women and the League of Women Voters. While in Vicksburg, she attended Crawford Street United Methodist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Tupelo.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John Edwin Lee Sr. and Lida Mae Smith Lee; her stepmother, Ethel Lee; and a brother, David Lee.

Survivors include her husband, Lee Roy Wells Jr. of Tupelo; two daughters, Cathy Wells Monroe of Midlothian, Va., and Linda Wells Rice of Tupelo; a son, David F. Wells of Bettendorf, Iowa; three brothers, Edwin Lee Jr. of Birmingham, Ala., Frank Lee of Jacksonville, Fla., and Robert H. Lee of Monticello, Ark.; six grandchildren; and other relatives.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Tupelo with the Revs. William T. McAlilly and John Sudduth officiating. Burial will follow at Tupelo Memorial Park under the direction of W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors.

Visitation will be from 5 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Crawford Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. Geoffrey Joyner officiating.

Pallbearers will be Dr. Kevin Holman, Dr. Bill Rice, Gray Megginson, Larry Ray, Adrian Thompson, Warren Grabau and Cicero LaHatte III.

Honorary pallbearers will be Hugh Luckett, Dick Hill, Bob Morrison Jr., Bob Morrison III, Bob Corbin, Heywood Washburn, Dr. Eldridge Fleming, the Rev. Roy Ryan and Dr. Joe Edd Morris.

Memorials may be made to Crawford Street United Methodist Church, First United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.